Safety match book holder



July 26, 1960 w. McA. PoscHMAN n 2,946,432

SAFETY MATCH Book HOLDER Filed Nov. 25. 1958 INVENTOR. h//a/A/M/Qzrc//MAA/I lllllllllllll Irllnllllll lllnlllll 1 FAS F/G Z F764' SAFETY MATCH BOOK HOLDER William McA. Poschman II, :3126 E. College, Las Vegas, Nev.

Filed Nov. 25, 1958, Ser. No. 776,234

1 Claim. (Cl. 20G-33) This invention relates to safety match book ho1ders,`

and it particularly relates to holders adapted for permanent use with replaceable match books.

Although various types of match book holders are now on the market, such holders generally do not provide the precaution of preventing the striking of a match until the match book is safely ensconced in the holder, thereby preventing any possibility of a 4iiare-up of all the matches. In addition, the prior type holders did not eiectively prevent the inadvertent removal of the match book while yet permitting easy replacement thereof.

It is one object of the present invention to overcome the above disadvantages of the prior art by providing a safety match book holder which effectively prevents inadvertent striking of a match until the match book is completely within the holder.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a match book holder of the aforesaid type which permits easy and sate replacement of used match books.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a match book holder of the aforesaid type which is simple in construction and easy to use.

`Other objects of the present invention are to provide an improved match book holder of the character described, that is easily and economically produced, which is sturdy in construction, and which is highly ecient in operation.

With the -above and related objects in view, the present invention consists in the details of construction andcombination of parts, as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a sectional view showing the match book in place within a holder embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

iFig. 3E is a sectional View, similar to Fig. 1, but showing the match book in withdrawn position.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is ya sectional view, similar to 'Fig 2, but showing the parts of the holder in disassembled condition.

Referring in greater detail .to the drawing, wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts, there is shown a holder, preferably made of metal or the like, generally designated 10, comprising a lower casing section 12 and an upper casing section 14. Both casing sections 12 and 14 lare of generally rectangular shape to dene generally rectangular chambers 16 and 18 respectively.

The lower casing section 12 is provided with a rectangular, transversely-extending aperture or window 20 adjacent its lower end; this window 20 being provided on the front face of the section 12. -The remainder of the section 12 is substantially imperforate.

=The upper portion of section 12 is counterbored or outwardly recessed to form an internal peripheral shoulder er EQ@ adapted to receive a relatively narrow, inwardly recessed hollow nipple portion 26 depending from the section 14. This nipple portion 26 is also rectangular and of a size and shape to be snugly received within the upper portion 24 of section 12 where it is adapted to be releasably held by frictional engagement.

The upper end of section 14 is open and is defined by a peripheral edge having a pair of oppositely positioned curved iinger receiving notches 28 therein. Within the chamber 18 of section 14, just above the nipple portion 26, a pair of stops 30 in the form of knobs or the like are provided; one knob 30 extending inwardly from each of the two side walls of the section 14 (as best shown in Figs. 1 and 3).

In the use of this invention, a match book 32- is inserted into the holder 10 by first withdrawing the section 14 from the section l2, then opening the match book cover 34 and inserting this cover 34 rst into the section 14 through the nipple 26 and then behind the knobs 30 and through the open top of the section 14 (as illustrated in Fig. 6). The section 14 is then connected to section 12 by insertion of the nipple 26 into upper portion 24 of the lower section (as in Fig. 2). The cover 34 is then brought down in front of knobs 30 and fitted into the striking portion of the match book in the ordinary manner (illustrated in Fig. 2).

In the enclosed position (as in Fig. 2), the striking portion 36 is framed in the window 20 in a position to be struck by a match such as indicated at 38.

When a match 38 is to be removed from the book 32,

it is irst necessary to pull out the book (as in Fig. 4)Y

by grasping it through the linger receiving notches 28 to open the cover =34 to remove a match 38. However, when in this pulled-out or withdrawn position, the striking portion is enclosed within the holder in spaced relation to window 20 so that it cannot be struck by a match. It is first necessary to close the cover 34 of the book 32 and replace it in the position of Fig. 2 before the match can be struck.

,The stops 30 are utilized to prevent the match book 32 from vbeing pulled completely out of the holder 10 when it is withdrawn, the stops contacting the lower end 40 of the book 32 (as shown in Fig. 4).

When the matches in the book 32 are used up, the section 14 is removed from the section 12, the used-up book is withdrawn in reverse manner to the above-described method of inserting it, a new book is then inserted, and the section 14 is then again connected to section 12.

lAlthough this invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting, since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of the invention is to be determined as claimed.

Having thus set forth and described the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

A match book holder comprising a casing, rectangular in both longitudinal and transverse cross-sections, comprising two separable hollow sections, one section having a closed bottom end and a window in its front wall adjacent to said closed bottom end, the other section being open at both ends, said sections having mutually complementary counterbored collar and reduced neck telescopic portions, the internal dimension of said casing permitting a match book to tt snugly therein with its book cover in closed position and its striking portion accessible through said window, the upper end of said casing being open and the upper edges of the front and back walls having corresponding inger receiving notches permitting the match book therein to be manually grasped for partial withdrawal to a position where the stniking position is no longer accessible through said Window, and

of the match book to ythe position where the striking po-v sition is no longer laccessible through said open window, whereby the match book must be so withdrawn before the match book cover can be opened to remove a match, and must be closed `and rpushed to the bottom before the match can be struck on the striking portion through the window.

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